MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The death of a Delta State University (DSU) student found Monday, Sept. 15, has been ruled a suicide, a medical examiner said.

On Thursday, Cleveland Police Department (CPD) officials said the Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office conducted an autopsy on Sept. 17 and determined the cause of death was hanging, concluding the action to be suicide.

According to DSU officials , university police and local authorities were immediately notified after staff found the body hanging from a tree near the campus pickleball courts at around 7 a.m. on Sept. 15. Classes were canceled for the day.

University officials confirmed the identity of the deceased as 21-year-old student Trey Reed of Grenada, Mississippi. DSU Police Chief Mike Peeler said that there was no evidence of

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